Means for filling spokes



7 Feb. 28,1928.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Annnnw s. VAN iaAL'rEnnn. or nnsr Lair-sins, MICHIGAN, 'ASSIGNGR. a; risen- ASSIGNMENTS, TO STEEL WHEEL CORPORATION, 013 LANSING, MICHIGAN, A 6013- I PORATION or rIoHIGAN'.

MEANS FOR FILLING stokes.

Application filed March 4, 1926. Serial No. 92,128.

My invention has to do with the applica tion of any suitable filler composition to the surface of. objects madefrom wood or other porous material in the preparation of such objects to receive a coat of paint or other finish.

Heretofore it has been customary to apply the filler by hand with a brush or other medium and then to rub the same in and remove the surplus by handwith a cloth or other fibrous friction body. When the composition is to be applied'to all'sides of a SOllCl body, such as wheel spokes, chair rungs, baseball bats, etc., it is a tedious matter to so apply the filler by hand and to insure uniformity of distribution, penetration and degree of removal. t

According to my invention, application,

penetration and removal of surplus com position is moreelficiently and uniformly secured by passing the ob ects to be filled successively into contact with moving fr1ction belts for advantageously rotating the objects while being treated.

To facilitate a clear understanding of the improved method and one form of mechanism for practicing the same, I have herein illustrated the invention as applied to the treatment of wheel spokes.

In the drawing: I

Fig. 1 represents such a machine in side elevation;

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view illustrating a modification in the drawing.

In the drawing, a filler-applying belt 11 is driven from the pulley 12 by'means of the drive pulley 13, which belt passes over idlers 14. and 15. A wiping belt 16 is driven by the pulley 17 by means of the drive pulley 18 which belt passes over idler pulleys 19 and 20.

These belts are preferably of closely woven fabric, the filler-applying belt beingadapted for impregnation with a filler composition which may be applied to the su'ra face thereof by hand or any suitable feeding device. The wiping belt 16 is also advantageously made of closely woven fabric adapted to supplement the bel t 11 n causing penetration of the composition into the pores of the wood and to remove therefrom any surplus material.

mounted in opposed relation toeach other and an annular series about the shaft 21. A ring gear 29 is carried by. the boss30 fixed upon the machine frame and serves as a toothed rack, with which all of the pinions 28 mesh andby which they are ro-- tated upon their respective axes as theyrevolve about the shaft 21. The objects to be treated, spokes 31, for example, have one endfseated in the head chucks 25 and the other end releasably' held by the spring pressed tail spindles 26 andtherefore' occupy a position transverse to their path of revolution about the reel axis and also transverse to the path of the moving belts 11 and 16, the being parallel to and included within the planes of travel ofthe belts. T

The spokes 31 are successively brought into contact with the belt 11 by the revolution of the reel and asthey are being rotated bythe pinions 28, the spoke surface'is subjected to a rubbing action by'the belt whereby the filler compositioncarried by the belt surface is applied to and caused to penetrate the porous surface of the spoke. As the spokes progress, after leaving contact with the filler-applying belt 11, they come into contact with thewiping belt 16 whereby the filler composition is additionally rubbed into the surface and the surplus removed,

the spokes themselves being released from the chucks and replaced by others before the] chucks. next reach the filler-applying belt. 7 i

plane of revolution of the spokes In that form. of construction previously described the rotation of the pinions and the chucks is constant, being effected by the en eriodicall b en a ement with an arcuate rack 32, here shown as toothed on its interior.

rather than the exterior. By this arrangement the chucks and spokes are rotated only during the engagement of the latter with the belts and theachucks are stationary while the spokes: are being removed and replaced Obviously the belts and reel may be driven directly or by gear trains and it will also be understood that the path. of travel ofthe applying and Wiping belts may be counter to or in the same direction as the surface movement of the spokes atathe point of contact; relative movement between the belts and spokes to provi'd'erubbingfriction. being attained by diiierences in surface speed in the same direction or by movement in a counter direction. For example, in the reel: is driven by interior gear teethfi? fironr a pinion 3% on therhub ot a drive Wheel 35 mounted on the. shaft 36. Here the ob-- jects to be treated rotate in a directioncounter to that ef'Fi-gs; 1 and '2.

I claim i l V 1'. A machine toriapplying filler composition-to the outer surface ofobjects, comprising a filler-applying belt, a: Wiping belt, means for driving said belts, and means for bringing the objects successively into i rictional surface-contact with the two-belts, said means comprising: a revolving reel carrying a series 0t holding chucks, the orbit carrying a series or rotating chucks, the

orbit of therevolving and rotating chucks being substantially tangent to the paths of the applying and wiping belts.

3. A machine for applying filler composition tothe outer surface 0t substantially the pinion'sg the orbit of tl'ierevollving and rotating chucks being substantially tangent? to' the pathsof the applying and Wiping belts.

4:". A machine foi applying a coatingzcomposition to the outer surface of obj ects5 comiprising belts for successively applying the:

coating composition to said objeets, and rulehing nu composition in and wiping the excess oil, and holding" lira-me. fonbringing:

theobjects into contact with the belts.

5. A machine for applying coatinlgflcoin positi'onto the outer sunfaceoi objects, come prising belts for applying the coating composition, and for rubbing sai d composition in and wipingthe excess oil, with which belts the-object is successiyelytbrought into:

said frame containing'rotatable chucks con ing the objects tobe' brought into successive contact with the belts.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed name.

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